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Hosts:\\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\\xa0Alan Dove, and\\xa0Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, Kathy, and Dickson discuss identification of a cell receptor for the coronavirus-EMC, and the role of interferon-epsilon in protecting the female reproductive tract.

Links for this episode:

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• Dipeptidyl peptidase 4\\xa0is CoV-EMC receptor (Nature)
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• Receptor for\\xa0new coronavirus\\xa0(Nature)
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• Broad reception\\xa0for coronavirus (Nature)
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• SARS\\xa010th anniversary\\xa0(Science)
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• Interferon-epsilon\\xa0protects female reproductive tract (Science)
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• Families\\xa0fighting flu\\xa0(YouTube)
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• Monitoring infections with\\xa0online data\\xa0(TWiM 41)
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• Natalie Portman\\xa0was a\\xa0scientist\\xa0(NY Times)
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• Letters read\\xa0on TWiV 223
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